Testicular torsion salvage rate in Nigerians in Lagos

dc.contributor.author	Magoha, G A
dc.date.accessioned	2013-02-27T07:16:16Z
dc.date.issued	1989-05
dc.identifier.citation	East Afr Med J. 1989 May;66(5):324-7.	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2791929
dc.identifier.uri	http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/11943
dc.description.abstract	Eighty-one Nigerian patients with testicular torsion presented at the Urology Unit of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital between May 1983 and May 1985. The majority (62%) were young adults of 21 years and above with a mean of 21.3 +/- 5.2 years. Fifty-four testes found to be clinically non viable at exploration were excised and microscopically confirmed as hemorrhagic infarction due to the torsion. Twenty-six clinically viable testes at exploration were salvaged giving a low salvage rate of 32%. This appears to be due to delayed or mistaken diagnosis by the first doctor to see the patient as a result of low index of suspicion. The clinical importance of high index of suspicion for testicular torsion in all patients with testicular pain of recent onset irrespective of age is emphasized in this locality.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Testicular	en
dc.subject	torsion	en
dc.subject	salvage	en
dc.title	Testicular torsion salvage rate in Nigerians in Lagos	en
dc.type	Article	en
local.embargo.terms	forever	en